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Article: STATE DEPT.: EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONS BENEFITING FROM U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 21, 2006
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
By Eric GreenWashington File Staff Writer
Most Eastern Caribbean countries are benefiting from good economic conditions in the United States and the United Kingdom, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a July 19 statement, the IMF said the near-term growth prospects in most of the Eastern Caribbean's countries "remain strong" as their economies are "buoyed" by tourism from the United States and the United Kingdom.
The IMF said a high level of construction activity in the Eastern Caribbean also is improving the region's economy.
IMF official David Robinson, who will head a staff ...